EVE General Discussion

TL:DR

OP is emotionally and financially invested in cheap android tablets, he finds out they are neat, but not very useful and is demanding someone justify his investment.

Stop pretending linux will ever be a big deal in the consumer market.

Coming soon, EVE on Raspberry Pi

welp, the day will come but not anytime soon.
1. win 8 sucks. android also lags compared to iOS, most markedly in latency according to musicians who use tablets to produce. Which is another problem because you will not see any real games on iOS.
2. tablet battery don't last too long, kinda stupid to use a tablet plugged in.
3. ssd price per gigabyte still too expensive.
4. the touch-response is jerky as hell, seems like nobody except Apple can get that right. Also it's horrible how all these goddamn moron manufacturers insist on shoving their bloat down your throat with their dogshite skin UIs.

That's only true because EVE UI was created for PC screens. It could be modified for touchscreens and the way the game works, I'd even argue the touchscreen is perfect for it. That said, tablets have lower graphical and processing power, not to mention the resources needed to first create a viable second client complete with a modified UI and then keep it up to date with the PC version. Imo, the tablet market at the moment simply isn't large enough to warrant resource drain of this magnitude.



This depends on which android device you use. My sister's Ace is crap, but I've seen and handled Galaxies and they're perfectly compareable to my iPhone. Their biggest problem seems to be that the os isn't tailored to the device, as is the case with apple, but properly executed, with proper hardware, it's a good alternative.



True, however I'd argue that it won't be long before wireless powering will be widespread. There's already enthusiasts modifying their phones to include it and given how tight the race between Google/Samsung and Apple is right now, I bet one of them will offer it in standard package, followed by the other. I give it five years tops.



We've seen great leaps in progress in the last few years, though. For instance, newer garmins are insanely more responsive than the old ones were, Galaxy S3 is close to iPhone and those that used Surface (I myself not included yet) say it's just as good as iPad. Expect the differences to reduce with time.

Games a made in OpenGL, the majority of 3D applications made for non-windows system are using OpenGL. Applications made for windows systems are mostly DX application, the exception most often being application that needs non windows compatibility.

Only reason Valve was able to release those games on STEAMlinux was becuse they use a linux native engine, ohter then that your screwed trying to recompile every game :P

Even if they were to do that, OpenGL is so far behind DX with features its not even funny :P

CCP hasn't even managed to figure out, after many years, not even a single prototype or concept on how to solve the spreadsheet-in-space UI issue on an 19" lcd monitor. There's not a single tiny micron of chance this "modification" is even remotely possible before they work it out.

How so?

OpenGL 4.x has many features DirectX doesn't.

http://rastergrid.com/blog/2011/10/opengl-vs-directx-the-war-is-far-from-over/

this comparison is almost 2 years ago and I don't see a DriectX 12 to catch up with features.

Now, I'm not hating on DX (I used it in my final year project at school as it comes with sound and networking simplifications), but reality is that OpenGL is managed by people that don't seem to have a clue how to market it's prowess to the fanatic gamers.

DirectX however, practically owns PC gamers personally these days.

Linux is getting easier every distro release. Even my dad can use it. He's nearly 80 :p

Only real facts are:

- DirectX is fast and stoopid at the basics
- OpenGL is feature rich, but features you don't need in gaming
- Everyone loves their 'blankey'